lice Gr n, Rodn y
Kin ... ill in th b n ,
th color, th , th
In th t f w y th
h dlin are filled with
th nam ofvicti killed,
imed and obliterated at
th of the polic .
Who th peopl we
ch to protect and rve
our community. A they
n en my or a distant rela
ti ?
With the tria in Los
Angel and Detroit at an
end, ch community hould reflect on how to add th
increasing number of people who die or are ulted by th
police.
You and I will n ver know Malice Green. If Malice G n
w no killed; would you associate with him? Would you
him by with an air of indifference?
Mr. Green has become a cause. Our young people pro t hi
death and the inflexibility of a ystem that is corroding from
within. Yet, the trial of the three officers implicated in hi death
. not an issue of justice or "just us".
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM w rks within its own parame
ters, it is a reflection of our society. As noted in the Rodney King
cases the result obtained, cannot be forecast.
The ultimate failure is if the community fails to react on
what Mr. Green's death truly meant. An explanation is needed
on why a father, husband, and son died for, holding a piece of
paper or crack.
Was Mr. Green retaining his human dignity by holding onto
the evidence or attempting to avoid jail. In truth it doesn't
matter. For whatever motivated him, he did not deserve to die.
The question is will our community allow him to evolve into a
joke, statistic or worse be forgotten.
What is your responsibility to the people hired to protect and
serve? I believe you have to shout your displeasure. When you
'accept what any person seeks to impose upon you, a level of
acceptance seeps within your soul. The police in turn react to a
perceived or real threat.
They look at you from various angles citizen, thief, or killer.
In this day and age it is impossible to separate the three. There
are many dangerous people that walk within our community.
Our responsibility is to assist the police with their removal. It
is also our responsibility to ensure that the police respect our
human rights. .
nd
den
Th Chronicl ofHigb r Edu-
cation ntly ported, for
mple, that one St nford
U niv ity udent" ho
thought to be y" as system
atically ha . On ral oe
c ions, the tudent' entire
belongings, boo and reh
materials " thrown from a
third- tory balcony of his men
only dormitory."
Thousands of} bian and gay
students each year are verbally
a aulted, intimidated, and
many are even physically at
tacked. Thou nds of gays on
many camp still remain in
the"closet" out of fear and peer
intimidation
Relatively few colleges have
cr ted pecial program de-
Lester's World
long Th
Color
al orientation.
Many p erve their place in
the armed forces by resorting
to" ham" or "convenience mar
ria " with people of the oppo-
ite ex. A recent e York
Tim article documented th
reality of hundreds of uch COD
venience marriage . at b
across the country.
By marrying, gay soldiers can
take advantage of a su tantial
housing allowance which is allo
cated to married personnel. Les
bians and gay men who marry
acquire an essential " cover" of
heterosexuality, permitting
them to survive. Presid nt Clin
ton's recent "compromise" deci
sion on the military's ban
against homosexuals will do lit-
tie to end this pattern of dis
crimination, covert behavior and
intolerance .
THE POLICE BELIEVE they are hated at all levels. They
catch 'ton the t and t t' n. .
own community. It 18 our responsr 1 ity to recoup this prodlgB
son to effectuate change within and become an active partner
See REAP,AB
THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 5, 1955 - Roy
Wilkins became Executive Sec
retary of the NAACP, succeeding
to that pest upon the death of
Walter White. 1960 - Leopold
Sedr Senghor was elected
. President of Senegal. ,
How many novels did W.E.B.
DuBois publish after his 89th
birthday? .
SEPTEMBER 6, LABOR
DAY. 1848 Frederick
Douglas was elected President
of National Black Convention in
Cleveland, Ohio. 1813 - Black
sailors aided Commodore Oliver
Hazard Perry in Battle of Lake
Erie.
What two senators were mainly
. responsible for drafting all the Re
construction Era Civil Rights
Acts?
SEPTEMBER 7, 1774 -
Abigail Adam argued that it is'
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hypocritical to both fight a revolu
tion and retain slavery. 1954 -
Washington, D.C. and Baltimore,
Md., integrated public schools.
1976 - The Black En mble
Theater was founded in Chicago.
What year did William
Dawson become the first Black to
head a Congressional committee?
1949, 1972 or 19741 .
SEPTEMBER 8, 1940-Ben ..
jamin O. Davis, Sr., was the
first African-American appointed
to the rank of Brigadier General.
1908 - Jack -Johnson became
heavyweight champ. 1907 -
Birth of Negro League's baseball
star Buck Leonard.
What Black-owned company
was the largest independent data
'processing and computer Security
firm. in the U.S. in 1982?
SEPTEMBER 9,1960 -Ten
nis star Arthur he Jr., be
came first Black to win U,S. Open.
1966 - Constance Baker Mot
ley was sworn in as first Black
female federal judge. 1957 -
Count Baste played for the
Queen of England. 1877 -
Henry O. Flipper was the first
Black graduate of West Point.
Ten years later, John H. Ale -
ander became the second.
At one time Donny Hathaway
was billed as the nation's youngest
gospel singer. How old was M?
SEPTEMBER 10, 1821-The
African Company of New York
City began performing Shake
speare. 1855 - John Mercer
Lam ton was elected township
clerk of Brownwhelm, Ohio, be
coming first Black to hold elective
office in the U.S.
What year was football for- .
molly organized at Atlanta Bap
tist CoUege?
SEPTEMBER 11, 1893-The
Louisiana State legislature or
dered that a bust of Tony Lafon,
a Black industrialist, be produced
and displayed. 1895 - William
o Trotter was first Black
Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard.
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By
eith O.
ilton
THE HOMOPHOBIA ofour
chools and military is also re
flected within our laws and judi
cial system. As of 1993, 24 states
still retained "anti-sodomy
laws." In 1986, in the notorious
Bowers v. Hardwick decision,
the U.S. Supreme Court upheld
Georgia's anti-sodomy law.
There is an inextricable COD
nection which brings together all
people ho are opp into
fun ntal, oollective inte
That connection is the pursuit of
justiee-eequal treatment, com
passion, and imple human fair
ness.
This does not mean that the
grievances of various oppressed
people are identical or inter
changeable. But the path to M
rican American liberation has
numerous connections with
other movements, and especially
the struggle for gays' and lesbi
ans' equal rights.
Heterosexual Black leaders
who imply that vpy rights is "ir
relevant" to Black folk must be
criticized. We must remind them
that Black gay men and lesbians
are our broth rs and isters, our
sons and daughters, our neigh
bo and coworkers, and our lov
ers and friends. Fighting for
equality means the equality for
all human beings.
Dr. Man.nm.g Marabk is Prcfessor of
History and Political Science and Direo
tara/1M Afriam AmUUXlIl Studla lnsti
lute, olumbia Unuiersity, New York
tty. "Along the Color Lme" is featured
by 250 publications and 60 radio
tan ns m.temahonally.
Talking about the continent
and then allowing one's daugh
ter to go there are two entirely
different· things. My wife will
second this statement. Theory is
theory, and reality is r Iity.
However, next semester, my
daughter will be studying
abroad in Zimbabwe, in South
em Africa.
Keep in mind that this is the
same child I mentioned in one of
my columns over four years ago
when I said, "Now this young
lady is certainly not unlike
many other teenagers (and some
non teenagers for that matter)
at times, too much phone, TV
and mouth. But she is bright. "
She is still very bright. Also at
that time, I mentioned that she
was very active in her high
school's Black tuden Union.
Today, she is very active in her
college's Pan African Studen
Association. Time fli .
Africa is the center of the
world according to an old Roy
Ayers album I was listening to
the other day. Even the great
Marcus Garvey, who h lped po
sition the continent back to the
center of our minds, never t
foot on the contin nt.
"J A. I ORT 0 ex-
pect some parts of Zimbabwe to
remind me of Jamaica", she told
me. Becau her roots are also in
Jam ica and because it is tropi
cal and predominantly African
popu lat d ,
h
.. s m i-confi
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READERS WRITE
Why wa Malice
topped?
Green
th Poli Community Relation m tinga held
monthly throughout the city. Why, they're
nothin mor than a 'cheering squad" for the
d rtment - a d rtment who takes the
m III r narn and lls th m to vendo
rity b rs, t I doors and steering
TO insult to injury, we read
wh re th ation 1 uard tands r dy to
.. hoot us down" hould any among us display
any ort ofh lthy anger - following the Malice
l'r n v rdict Wh w th ational Guard
wh n idents living here on W t Warren
Governor Blanchard to • end them
In h lp u clean up th blight on W. Warren?
Thi pla h n't n tt nded to since the riot
of 19 7!
George G. Moore, P
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gy A. Moore and Sue Moore
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